diff --git a/srcpkgs/libzen/template b/srcpkgs/libzen/template
index c866d9a03fa..93ba9cf6ec5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libzen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libzen/template
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ checksum=98ddd5c8e02d672055b0087067bc9bcdff27d5f9a8b8943fc209c53d2cf4caa7
 
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
+configure_args="--enable-shared"
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc="ZenLib/Project/GNU/Library"
 
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@ libzen-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
+		vmove usr/bin/libzen-config
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove usr/lib/*.a
+		vmove usr/lib/*.so
 	}
 }